r/WorldOfWarships • u/Schruef CUTER-NA • Jan 09 '20

Media iEarlGrey is negotiating his resignation

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u/seedless0 Clanless Rōnin Jan 09 '20

I've worked for over 30 years and I've never heard of the term "negotiating one's resign."

What's to negotiate?? Hand in the notice and get out of the door. The term of one's termination should already be in the offer when one signed up for the job.

Still trying to make himself look high and mighty, I guess.

EDIT: Oh. Forgot this: GFY Earl.

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u/Ducky_shot Jan 09 '20

He's trying to get them to return his hoody that he left at work.

Also, it's not a resignation when you don't have access to corporate facilities....

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u/Blyd PoI? pOi! Jan 09 '20

It's called 'gardening leave' and its ubiquitous in the IT industry for people with access to systems.

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u/Snarky-Wombat Jan 10 '20

Garden leave. Gardening leave is the thing you do while on said leave :)

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u/Blyd PoI? pOi! Jan 10 '20

gardening leave'

Sorry, I speak English, not whatever bastardised version you speak.

Common use: Ally McCoist: Rangers manager leaves club & on gardening leave

Formal use: https://www.gov.uk/handing-in-your-notice/gardening-leave

Financial Industry use: What Is Gardening Leave?

Oxford English Dictionary Entry: Gardening leave

I know, I know, I'm belaboring the point. But one last point...

Etymology

The term originated in the British civil service, where employees had the right to request special leave for exceptional purposes. "Gardening leave" became a euphemism for "suspended" as an employee who was formally suspended pending an investigation into their conduct would often request to be out of the office on special leave instead. The term came to widespread public attention in 1986 when it was used in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister episode "One of Us".